phytin

Phytin has a wide range of applications in life science related research.

Pheophytin a, a chlorophyll isolated from S. vermiculata extracts, demonstrates antioxidant activity with IC50 values of 200.5 and 137.7 μg mL for SOD and NO, respectively. It also exhibits reducing power (IC50 = 4.2 μg mL) and a cytotoxic effect on the MCF-7 cell line (IC50 = 35.9 μg mL) [1].

Bacteriopheophytin, a photosynthetic pigment found in bacteria, is a demetallated form of bacterial chlorophyll where the magnesium ion at the center is replaced by two hydrogen atoms. It functions as an electron acceptor within the reaction center (RC) of purple bacteria, playing a crucial role in the electron transfer process [1].